Business
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The Last Coal-Fired Power Plants in New England Are to Close
The company that owns the Merrimack and Schiller stations in New Hampshire plans to turn them into solar farms and battery storage for offshore wind.
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‘Shortcuts Everywhere’: How Boeing Favored Speed Over Quality
In February last year, a new Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 Max plane was on one of its first flights when an automated stabilizing system appeared to malfunction, forcing the pilots to make an emergency landing soon after they took off. Less than two ...
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Life Magazine Will Come Back to, Well, Life
The investor Josh Kushner and his wife, Karlie Kloss, have struck a deal with Barry Diller’s media company to revive it as a regular print title.
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‘Winners and Losers’ as $20 Fast-Food Wage Nears in California
The nation’s highest state minimum wage for fast-food workers takes effect on Monday. Owners and employees are sizing up the potential impact.
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Cómo se formó la estrecha relación entre Elon Musk y China
Musk ayudó a crear la industria china de vehículos eléctricos. Pero ahora se enfrenta a desafíos allí, así como al escrutinio en Occidente por su dependencia al país.
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In Saga of NBC and Ronna McDaniel, Perks and Perils of Partisan Talk on TV
Why are television news networks so enamored with paid Beltway analysts?
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Another Wayward Container Ship Shows World Trade’s Fragility
The destruction of a Baltimore bridge has crippled a busy port, adding to the strains confronting the global supply chain.
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Why the Solar Eclipse Will Not Leave People Without Power
Grid managers say they are well prepared to handle a sharp drop in the energy produced by solar panels as the eclipse darkens the sky in North America on April 8.
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The Fallout From a Credit Card Shake-Up
A proposed settlement between Visa and Mastercard and merchants on swipe fees promises savings, but it may also alter the economics of premium credit cards.
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Does Country Radio’s Treehouse Have Room for Beyoncé?
The pop superstar’s new album, “Cowboy Carter,” could be a litmus test for a format that’s long been inhospitable to women and Black artists.